Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-02-04

All act To an.horize the city 81 81. Paul Is
lssl,e heard nf edncatio bone
' An net to lproprlats money for the expenses
Of she Mississippi river commission 81
!, An act 10 uthorize the city Of st. Paul TO
stssue bonds for retiring old Waterworks bonds.
An ACT anthoIiz si each town In Meeker
county to support It's own poor. 10
B. y. An act aulharizlnR the village council OF
MADISON to use village funds for the moving and
repairing af the court house and jail. ,5l
81 An act to extend the corporate limits OF the
city OF Northtieid. t%1sE M ~ 81 i
. An act TO amend section ID, chapter &C,
General Laws. lssl, amending an act incorpor-
,4 me report that the comfy committee
OF Polk county be authorized to Issue bonds
TO build bridges was accepted and the bill
passed. Il .> "a: = ~. I'M u.s. 81
The report Of the committee Of railroads
recommending the passage OF the I,onneliy
and relating to the regulation Of railroads.
was tccGntcd . r
- -. n SENATE. assSs:E M
The Senate devoted most OF the scAsi on
to Goodrich high license BILL Several of
the members thought 81, 600 too high, and
it was IL il over for few days. nj III u = VI
IN committees of the whole the following
bulls were recommended for passage: +:
AboliehiEs the Office OF oil inspector. 3 3 ssi.45
Providing for school libraries and appropriate
Ing $4,000 annually for their maintenance
was made the special order for Tuesday next
HOUSE.
The high license bill OF Mr.. Pr osser was
debated at length and finally lai 4 over un-
til next week. - sss0
Senate bits read and passed:
An act to ask congress to pay claim of Capt.
Arson Northrup. -" E&&
An act Skiing the legal status of women
An act to authorize town of Wabasha to issue
bonds. .... .. .gaz -
An act regulating the catching of fish in Albert
Lea, etc.
An act granting postal rights to the insane.
An act relating to school districts in w sscca
county.
The bill reported by the committee on in
sane hospital, appropriating $1O1 40 for
the establishment of the third hospital for
the insane, makes the following division Of
the appropriations:
For the purchase Of SIG acres Of land. $751;
44O; for the building Of two wards, $50 900:
for boiler house and engines and stables. $780,
OF the entire sum $51 ,44O is to be made
available at once; $25, 900 before July |.
1883, and 1928. 900 before July /. 1889. The
bill was placed in the hands Of the finance
oENATE.-The committee on education
recommended the passage Of bills appro
priating money for school for Deepen dent
children and for higher education.
The finance committee recommended the
oassage OF the bills fixing the salary OF the
superintendent OF public instruction, and
the appropriation OF money for a third
hospital for the insane.
The committee on railroads recommend
ed the passage Of the bill relating to the
control OF the Sioux City road by the Chi
cago, St. Paul, Minneapolis e. Omaha,
The agricultural committee recommended
the passage OF bills relating to the main
tenance OF farmers institutes and prohib-
iting the destruction Of aquatic game in
certain seasons.
The committee on deaf, dumb and blind
recommended the use of the Mcdonald fire
escape on public buildings, providing the
demand of the owners was not unreason-
able. Money for an imbecile institute was
likewise recommended.
The senate passed bill abolishing the oil
inspectorship.
HoUsE-Mr. Keys in PRODUCED substitute
for the Prosser high license bill. It is ex-
actly similar to that bill, except that it
strikes out the clause giving city councils,
ETC., the power to make the license more
than $500 CT $1,000.
: III the passage Of the Donnelly railroad
bill this was stricken OUT ''Provilet
that any real estate, ETC., owned by sale
railroad company not actually used in
the transportation O; persons and proper.
ty shall be assessed and taxed as other
property OF q like nature, etc., is assessed
and taxed
Mr.. Gross, member OF the house from the
Thirteenth senatorial district was unseat-
ed. and Capt. Snyder voted in.
Senator Durant offered the following:
Whereas, at a public meeting held in the
Grand opera house in the city Of St. Paul or
Sunday s;,, evening; jan SO. an intination wa.
tho speakers who addressed said meeting that
the members Of the state legislature now in sea-
sion ami that members OF the legislature OF
1885, had been Influenced by mercenary motives
III their votes and actions relative to the
ques; ion Of high or low license therefore.
Resolved, That 1t is the duty OF the senate to
full and complete investigation Of the charges
that affect our positions So public officers and
our characters as private citizens; therefore.
Resolved. That the president of the senate
appoint committee Of five senator's, whose
dutv it shall he to fully investigate the fmluta-
tions cast upon the members OF this senate.
Mr.. Comstock eaid he wanted the senate to
take time to think about the matter, aud be
gave notice Of debate so the resolution could
go over till to-day. He did not do that to
prevent the passage of the resolution. but
simply to give The senators time to sleep on
it over night
MI. Goodrich's bill introduced in the SEN
ate yesterday proposing constitutional
amendment is the same Us the Iowa law on
prohibition. The amendment proposed is:
Noperson shall manufacture for sale or shall
sell or keep tor safe any int oxicatinx liquors
whatever. including ale. wine and beer.
Mr.. Goodrich asked that the bill be sent to
the committee on temperance and it was SO
referred.
The following bills were recommended to
pass: Goodrich, carnal knowledge of chill
dren; Keller, private banks using corporate
names: Day. admission OF pupils to public
schools; Goodrich, relating to pharmacy:
Goodrich. relating to the fling of afiidavits;
Halvorson. abolishing the board OF i,nmigra-
ton; SwensOn, teachers certificates from
etare board OF education; Gibson. relating to
bonds; ConstOck. relating to probate courts;
Oswald, providing a new judge for Mime
apolis; Knox, A. F., relating to Wadena
county poor; Keyes. A. F., to incorporate
the village OF DundaR
HOu Sc.
Mr.. Rogers offered the following reso lu-
ton W hich " az subsequently amended:
Resolved, That the sneaker OF The house APP
point at once committee Of five to investigate
and ascertain II any corrupt influences. either
monetary or otherwise, are being used to In
fuence the votes Of members of this house on
any measure now pending before this house. OF
likely to be broguhS before it, and as to whether
detectives have been or are now employed to
watch the members OF this house, with power
20 send for persons and papers. ~
Amendment added by Mr. Potter and &C
cepted: ~ ~. w..
ts And also II, there is any truth in the asser-
ton that large sums OF money have been raised
for the purpose Of defeating any measure before
this house. =, %:@z41
Mr. Rogers then said:
rise to what deem the confederation Of an
important matter. As is we'll known a measure
relating to high license has been before the
house. And it has been known thai TO some
features OF that bill certain members have been
{ hoEorably opposed. |* IN e..
He then referred to Sunday nights high
license mass meeting as one evidently called
to create sentiment r favor of q particula,
bill (the Prosser rne1sure) He continued
very emphatically: Ss s5 s7 81, Z: r